19teens Wm. Stahl Mandobass
Another one down! As I was doing research for the article/website about Mandobasses, I revisited Paul Ruppa’s work and decided…
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1936 Kalamazoo KH-21 Mandola
My work is done. Well, for now. Out of the blue on Faceblech, a KH Mandola surfaced — this was…
30s Kalamazoo KK31 Mandocello
A few years ago, I realized a person I met in a mandolin group online was knew someone I went…
c. 1891 Howe-Orme Cello Mandola
Some years ago, after purchasing the sadly damaged beyond repair Howe-Orme Mandolin, I came across the Howe-Orme exhibit from the…
1924 Gibson TL-4 Tenor Lute
Yep. The one. The Lloyd Loar failure. Not sure what he was thinking slapping a tenor banjo neck on what…
c. 1890s Howe-Orme Mandolin/Mandolinetto
Another e(vil)bay purchase — this time in the hope that maybe from the ashes of two Howe-Ormes, one could rise.…
c1937 Kalamazoo KM22 Mandolin
We snagged this nugget off e(vil)bay in the vain hope that it was in fact a mandola, as the measurements…
c Early 1920s Vega Style 205 Cylinder Back Mandolin
The unlikely, but welcome, arrival of the Vega Mandobass prompted an immediate scouring of the internet to find the last…
c. Teens Vega Cylinder-Back Mandobass
The Quadrifecta is complete. We welcome to the home a Vega Cylinder-Back mandobass; one of the two Cylinder-Backs that we…
1904 Gibson Octave Mandolin
Or perhaps more appropriately, a mandola in G, since it was made during the mandolin orchestra craze. I was not…